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[โ€“] hydrashok 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Still mad I didnโ€™t buy one of the Tesla ones.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just get a roofing / weed torch and slap a 3d printed stock on it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A weed or roofing torch puts out about 500,000 BTUs. You need to think a little bigger.

These put out about 60 times as much, around 30 million BTUs, and a 30' flame. The pilot light on a hot air balloon burner is a 12-18" flame.

The burner cans weigh about 20 pounds, so a bit large to shoulder, but pretty easy to sling.

They burn liquid propane, not vapor, so you'll probably want a forklift tank rather than the usual 20# barbecue bottle.